This paper reviews the design and control of feed drive systems used in machine tools.
Machine tool guides designed using friction, rolling element, hydrostatic and magnetic …

Aerostatic bearings have been employed as an essential precision engineering element
and enabling technology in numerous applications requiring precision and ultraprecision …

The influences of six orifice chamber configurations on performance characteristics of
aerostatic thrust bearings under various operating conditions are thoroughly studied using …

In aerostatic thrust bearings (ATBs), a high-pressure gas film with a certain bearing capacity
and stiffness is formed by passing high-pressure gas between the moving surface and the …

Pocketed orifice-restricted aerostatic bearings (PORABs) are broadly used in ultraprecision
machining. Increasing the load capacity, stiffness and stability of PORABs is the continuing …

Aerostatic bearings are widely used in ultra-precision equipment machines due to their
notable advantages, including low friction, high accuracy, and pollution-free characteristics …

For the dynamic and static characteristics of the gas static thrust bearing with micro-hole
restrictors, a gas static thrust bearing with micro-hole restrictors was designed …

In aerostatic bearings, high speed air flow may induce small vibration, which has been
harmful to the improvement of moving and positioning accuracy of aerostatically supported …

Small vibration on the order of nanometers poses challenges for the application of aerostatic
bearings in ultra-precision machine tools and metrology equipments. In this article, the flow …

For a circular flat pad aerostatic bearing with a single orifice-type restrictor, flow field in the
air film is numerically investigated. The formation process of sonic region and shock waves …